Back L'equívoc Catalan The Hireling Welsh El equívoco Spanish مزدور (فیلم) Persian La Méprise (film, 1973) French The Hireling ID Un uomo da affittare Italian 하수인 Korean The Hireling LB Наёмный работник (фильм) Russian
| The Hireling | |
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 original film poster | |
| Directed by | Alan Bridges |
| Written by | Wolf Mankowitz |
| Based on | The Hireling by L.P. Hartley |
| Produced by | Ben Arbeid |
| Starring | Robert Shaw Sarah Miles |
| Cinematography | Michael Reed |
| Edited by | Peter Weatherley |
| Music by | Marc Wilkinson |
Production company | World Film Services |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | May 1973 (Cannes Film Festival)
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Hireling is a 1973 British drama film directed by Alan Bridges, based on a 1957 novel of the same title by L. P. Hartley, which starred Robert Shaw and Sarah Miles. It tells the story of a chauffeur who falls in love with an aristocratic woman.
It shared the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film (Palme d'Or) with Scarecrow at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival.[1][2] Sarah Miles received a Special Jury Prize for her performance as Lady Franklin.[3]
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Hireling". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ "U.S. Film Shares Cannes Prize". Los Angeles Times. 26 May 1973. p. B9.
The Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix Friday was awarded jointly to the American film "Scarecrow" by Jerry Schatzberg and the British entry "The Hireling" by Alan Bridges.
- ^ "Cannes Jury Prize to Sarah Miles" (10 July 1973) Los Angeles Times